Wellington's 2024/25 DRAFT Budget

Welcome to the submission portal for Council's Draft 2024/25 Budget

A focus on roads, core services and emergency recovery headline Wellington Shire Council’s 2024/25 draft budget. It forecasts a year of restraint - balancing cost pressures with providing the necessary local infrastructure and services that the local community needs and expects.

Like most, Council’s expenses have been marked up by inflation, but revenue is restrained by the rate cap of 2.75% (as set by the Victorian Government) and slowing operational grant income from state and federal funding sources. In light of these external influences, Council is holding back in additional expenditure by determining local priorities and making some hard choices in a constrained funding environment.

To review the Draft Budget 2024/25 document, simply look to the right of this page and find the document conveniently located under Project Documents or you can read the full draft budget media release.

We value your input on matters that are important to you. This online submission process is designed to gather your feedback on the Draft Budget in an easy and convenient format.

To share your thoughts on the Draft Budget, you have two options:

1. Write your submission directly into the online form.
2. Upload a file (voice recording, video, word document, image, etc.) via the submission form.

Submissions are open until Monday, 6 May 2024.

If you prefer to submit via hardcopy, please address your submission to the Chief Executive Officer at Wellington Shire Council, 18 Desailly Street (PO BOX 506), Sale VIC 3850, clearly marked as "DRAFT BUDGET SUBMISSION".

You can also submit in person:

• Attend a Special Council Meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2024, starting at 5:00 pm at the Council Chambers, Port of Sale (Wellington Centre), 70 Foster Street, Sale.
• Provide a submission to customer service at either 156 Grant St, Yarram VIC 3971, or 18 Desailly St, Sale VIC 3850.
• Drop by your local library branch to write a submission; staff will collect submissions until the closing date.

We appreciate your participation in shaping the future of our community through your valuable feedback on the Draft Budget.